Fenn Mk4 in a tunnel baited with peanut butter under the plate.
I have some new chinese copies that I can flog for £5.00 each plus the postage.
Dpack can vouch for them, he bought some for rats a couple of years ago.

Dpack can vouch for them, he bought some for rats a couple of years ago.

Thanks, I'll buy some peanut butter and see what he thinks about setting them for squirrels, not sure if they've caught a rat yet. I imagine they leave a useable carcass? (Squirrels I mean, don't fancy eating a rat )

I don't know how timid your ones are but I've caught a few in a live catch rat trap, that was set for a rat. The grey squirrels are very used to humans round here though so are not afraid of such traps.

Fenn Mk4 in a tunnel baited with peanut butter under the plate.
I have some new chinese copies that I can flog for £5.00 each plus the postage.
Dpack can vouch for them, he bought some for rats a couple of years ago.

Readers should be aware that the use of spring traps which are not specifically named in the Spring Trap Approval Orders, are not legal for use in the UK.

Contrary to popular belief, 'Fenn' traps are made by AA Fenn & Co, and are not a 'type' of trap but a make.

Beware of cheap fakes, especially those advertised as 'Fen' traps. They are of inferior quality, and are illegal to use in the UK.

If anyone needs Fenn traps, make sure they are genuine. John at Fourteenacre sells genuine Fenns direct from the manufacturer.

Fenn Mk4 in a tunnel baited with peanut butter under the plate.
I have some new chinese copies that I can flog for £5.00 each plus the postage.
Dpack can vouch for them, he bought some for rats a couple of years ago.

Readers should be aware that the use of spring traps which are not specifically named in the Spring Trap Approval Orders, are not legal for use in the UK.

Contrary to popular belief, 'Fenn' traps are made by AA Fenn & Co, and are not a 'type' of trap but a make.

Beware of cheap fakes, especially those advertised as 'Fen' traps. They are of inferior quality, and are illegal to use in the UK.

If anyone needs Fenn traps, make sure they are genuine. John at Fourteenacre sells genuine Fenns direct from the manufacturer.

I've been using the 'copies' for three years now & with great effect against rats.
At about £3.00 a trap a fraction of the price of a Fenn.
I set them legally & DEFRA claim that clones are OK although I cant find anything in the legislation for or against that claim.

The 1995 Order allows the types equivalent in all relevant respects to those named under the 1995 Order, sometimes referred to as ‘clones’. A list of those believed to be covered was included in a press-release in 1997. However any spring-trap which meets the criteria in the 1995 Order would be covered so it is not possible, or meaningful, to give a comprehensive list of such clones.

I don't think that anyone who has examined a far eastern copy alongside the genuine article could ever consider them 'equivalents'.

The standards of materials and workmanship are very different.

The law (historically) is that each make of trap has to be named on the order - that's why the 'Springer' and the 'Solway' are listed in their own right.

Personally, I think that even rats deserve our respect. That's why I wouldn't skimp on cost when it comes to buying professional equipment.

I've known plenty of trappers who've bought cheap copies (some of whom didn't know that they were not getting the real thing), and have had them fall apart in no time, so if you've had three years service from yours then you've done well! I doubt the springs are up to much by now though.

What really gets my goat is sellers who claim that their copies are 'Fenns' or 'Fens'. It's akin to going to buy a ford, and finding that you are actually getting a Lada.